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Abstract
While the relationship between divorce, alcoholism, and their social impact have been established, there is little research on women who have divorced a spouse with alcoholism, especially from an occupational perspective. This cross case analysis was undertaken to develop an understanding of the occupational journeys of women who have divorced a spouse with alcoholism. For this study, an occupational journey is defined as the pathway of activities engaged in to develop identity and renew the self after leaving a spouse with alcoholism. In-depth interviews were used to obtain rich narrative data regarding the occupational journeys of two women in a large Canadian city. Findings suggest that the extent to which an occupational journey enables identity formation and wellbeing is dependent on the presence of supports, occupation, and empowerment.